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Immune
In biology, immunity is the balanced state of multicellular organisms having adequate biological defenses to fight infection, disease, or other unwanted biological invasion, while having adequate tolerance to avoid allergy, and autoimmune diseases.
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Immuned (verb)
simple past tense and past participle of immune
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Immune (adjective)
Exempt; not subject to.
“As a diplomat, you are immune from prosecution.”
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Immune (adjective)
Protected by inoculation, or due to innate resistance to pathogens.
“I am immune to chicken pox.”
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Immune (adjective)
Not vulnerable.
“Alas, he was immune to my charms.”
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Immune (adjective)
Of or pertaining to the immune system.
“We examined the patient’s immune response.”
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Immune (noun)
A person who is not susceptible to infection by a particular disease
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Immune (verb)
To make immune.
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Immune (adjective)
resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells
“they were naturally immune to hepatitis B”
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Immune (adjective)
relating to immune resistance.
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Immune (adjective)
protected or exempt, especially from an obligation or the effects of something
“they are immune from legal action”
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Immune (adjective)
not affected or influenced by something
“no one is immune to his immense charm”